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Your Disgusting Head: The Darkest, Most Offensive and Moist Secrets of Your Ears, Mouth and Nose
Your Disgusting Head: The Darkest, Most Offensive and Moist Secrets of Your Ears, Mouth and Nose
by Dr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey
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YOUR DISGUSTING HEAD For many years the scientific and educational community has wondered and worried about the possibility that semi-sane scholar-pretenders would find the means to put out a series of reference books, filled with ludicrous... (read more)

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The Secret Lives of Men and Women (A Postsecret Book)
The Secret Lives of Men and Women (A Postsecret Book)
by Frank Warren
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THE SECRET LIVES OF MEN AND WOMEN reveals through never-before-seen, anonymously submitted postcards the shocking, inspirational, and at times hilarious confessions of men and women everywhere. For this exciting new collection, Frank Warren has... (read more)

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Good Citizen's Handbook: A Guide to Proper Behavior
Good Citizen's Handbook: A Guide to Proper Behavior
by Jen Mcknight Trontz
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From the author of YES YOU CAN, a fun collection of art and advice culled from government and school citizenship publications from the 1950s-'60s. Brief introduction explaining the Good Citizen concept (that by obeying even minor laws and social... (read more)

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Giraffes? Giraffes! with Cards (How Books: Haggis-On-Whey World of Unbelievable Brillance #01)
Giraffes? Giraffes! with Cards (How Books: Haggis-On-Whey World of Unbelievable Brillance #01)
by Dr. Doris Haggis-On-Whey
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Giraffes? Giraffes! sheds much needed light on the previously undiscovered culture and civilization of giraffes. It is the definitive text about the biology, history and overall nature of giraffes and it will surprise you. Did you know that giraffes... (read more)

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My Secret: A Postsecret Book
My Secret: A Postsecret Book
by Frank Warren
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A collection of artfully decorated postcards with secrets anonymously written on them by people from all over the world and sent to the founder of PostSecret, a community art project that evolved into a website.... (read more)

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Nightclub Nights: Art, Legend, and Style 1920-1960
Nightclub Nights: Art, Legend, and Style 1920-1960
by Susan Waggoner
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A celebration of the charm and sophistication of a bygone era, this lavishly illustrated book examines the history of the nightclubs, from their ascension during the 1920s through to today's revival. Includes anecdotes about stars, behind-the-scenes... (read more)

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People Who...
People Who...
by Wireless G (cor)
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In this instantly relatable and hilariously true compendium of clever one-liners, a frustrated anthropologist identifies all the people who confound him with their continued, persistent existence. Whether it’s the people who listen to cassette... (read more)

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Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder: Pronged Ants, Horned Humans, Mice on Toast, and Other Marvels of Jurassic Technology
by Lawrence Weschler
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A nondescript storefront operation in Los Angeles, California, the Museum of Jurassic Technology actually exists — that may be the only thing about it that is for certain. The creation of David Wilson, a man of prodigiously unusual imagination, the... (read more)

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Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
Postsecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives
by Frank Warren
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In the movie, In the Mood for Love, Tony Leung whispers his most secret thoughts into a hole in the ruined temple of Angkor Wat. In Bethlehem, pilgrims write out their prayers and wishes and stuff them into tiny cracks between the bricks at the Western... (read more)

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Everything I Ate: A Year in the Life of My Mouth
Everything I Ate: A Year in the Life of My Mouth
by Tucker Shaw
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Tucker Shaw is a man who loves to eat. And for 365 days, from January 1 to December 31st, he has photographed every nibble, entrée, side dish, and snack, every slice of birthday cake, poached egg, mango pavlova, and bacon cheeseburger. Everything I Ate... (read more)

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Paris Versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities
Paris Versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities
by Vahram Muratyan
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A chic and humorous visual homage to two of the world's most iconic cities. When Vahram Muratyan began his online travel journal, Paris versus New York, he had no idea how quickly it would become one of the most buzzed-about sites on the Internet-it... (read more)

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This Book Will Change Your Life: 365 Daily Instructions for Hysterical Living
This Book Will Change Your Life: 365 Daily Instructions for Hysterical Living
by Benrik
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Is the year ahead looking much the same as the last? Another 365-day grind of meetings, dinner dates, and deadlines? If so, try this book. Part instruction manual, part therapy, part religious cult, part sheer anarchy, This Book Will Change Your Life... (read more)

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The Redstone Inkblot Test: The Ultimate Game of Personality
The Redstone Inkblot Test: The Ultimate Game of Personality
by Will Hobson
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A modern twist on the classic inkblot personality test, this kit includes 12 beautiful inkblots to analyze and interpret. Any interpretation can be a jumping-off point for self-discovery, or maybe just a good laugh A 32-page handbook features a full... (read more)

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This Book Will Change Your Life
This Book Will Change Your Life
by Benrik
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If your life needs spicing up, this is your new bible. With over 400,000 copies sold, Benrik's brand of unhinged self-help has changed countless lives worldwide, some of them even for the better... This Book Will Change Your Life collects together the... (read more)

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Where's Michael?: And Many Others...
Where's Michael?: And Many Others...
by Xavier Waterkeyn
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Did Michael Jackson really pass on? Or is he alive inside this book? See if you can find him along with several other famous characters who seem to have 'disappeared'. With scenes from Thriller, We Are the World, Neverland, hair on fire on stage, plastic... (read more)

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Bachelor Party Confidential: A Real-Life Peek behind the Closed-Door Tradition
Bachelor Party Confidential: A Real-Life Peek behind the Closed-Door Tradition
by David Boyer
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A lighthearted, no-holds-barred examination of the bachelor party tradition discusses its historic origins in fifth-century Sparta, as well as its modern debaucheries, in an anecdotal survey that shares the experiences of revelers, bachelor party... (read more)

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A Lifetime of Secrets: A Postsecret Book
A Lifetime of Secrets: A Postsecret Book
by Frank Warren
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Who doesn't love that feeling of looking through someone else's mail without the risk of getting caught? Here, Warren presents another collection of intimate confessions, shared secrets, and endless pleasure for voyeurs and students of the human... (read more)

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Soulpancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions
Soulpancake: Chew on Life's Big Questions
by Rainn Wilson
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CAN MEN AND WOMEN REALLY BE “JUST FRIENDS? IF YOU ONLY HAD ONE HOUR LEFT TO LIVE, HOW WOULD YOU SPEND IT? WHAT PARALYZES YOUR CREATIVITY? WHAT FUELS IT? Somewhere over the course of history, chewing on Life’s Big Questions lost its cool... (read more)

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Extraordinary Exhibitions: The Wonderful Remains of an Enormous Head, the Whimsiphusicon & Death to the Savage Unitarians.
Extraordinary Exhibitions: The Wonderful Remains of an Enormous Head, the Whimsiphusicon & Death to the Savage Unitarians.
by Rick Jay
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It includes observations on the convention of promoting such appearances, digressions on the manner and method of printing advertisements to do so, and insights into the psychology employed to that end. All are compiled in a monograph that is itself a... (read more)

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Vending Machines: Coined Consumerism
Vending Machines: Coined Consumerism
by Christopher D Salyers
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In airports, iPods, headphones and other technological gadgets are sold in vending machines; artists from London to Buenos Aires have converted cigarette vending machines to sell art; along New York City's St. Marks Place numerous kiosks provide "fresh... (read more)

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